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and the american people walked away from us. what we have in this proposal is not necessarily new -- the idea of fiscal responsibility, pro growth policies, openness and transparency in government are solid american ideas. what republicans are committing to in the pledge for america is taking important first steps in this congress to steer our national government back to the basic practices. >> congressman van hollen, do you agree? is this a return to core principles or is this a rehash? oh. >> this is a rehash. a recycling of the bush economic agenda. a new front page. otherwise, this is a xerox copy. the whole answer to everything seems to be give the folks at the top a tax break and they want to undo of the regulations and reforms on wall street. i mean, the problems on wall street led to catastrophe around the country. millions of people lost their jobs. and they're trying to do what lobbyists tried very hard to do but didn't succeed which is to say let's put those guys back in charge. it is a return to the bush economic age
and the american people walked away from us. what we have in this proposal is not necessarily new -- the idea of fiscal responsibility, pro growth policies, openness and transparency in government are solid american ideas. what republicans are committing to in the pledge for america is taking important first steps in this congress to steer our national government back to the basic practices. >> congressman van hollen, do you agree? is this a return to core principles or is this a rehash?...
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e-mail us at... we hope to hear from you, and we hope to see you next week for another edition of "hispanics today." hasta la proxima vez. >>> this sunday from new york, a special edition of "meet the press." this morning, we kick off a week-ng commitment at nbc news to "education nation." we will try to cut to the cor of the crisis in public education. this weekend's opening of the emotion documentary, "waiting for superman" is a powerful reminder that too many schools are failing our children, and america's competitiveness is suffering as a result. are resources the answer? facebook founder mark zuckerburg announced he'll donate $100 million to newark, new jersey's schools. how do we make sure theest teachers are in the classroom? what forms are working? and what can each one of us do to help? our discussion with around duncan, leading reformer and chancellor of washington, d.c. schools, michelle rhee,randi weingarten, president of the federation of teachers. and robert bobb, emergency financial ma
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and what can each one of us do to help? our discussion with around secretary of education, arne duncan, and leading reformer and chancellor of washington, d.c. schools, michelle rhee, randi weingarten, president of the federation of teachers. and robert bobb, emergency financial manager of detroit public schools. >>> but first, to politics and the fight for congress. >>> but first, to politics and the fight for congress. will the house, in this divided campaign season, fall to the gop? if so, what will republicans do in power? this week, republican leaders in the house unveiled their pledge to america, campaign manifesto that's the 2010 version of the gop's contract with america from 1994. the highlights -- extend the bush tax cuts, cut spending, and repeal health care reform. >> our pledge to america is that the republicans stand ready to get it done and beginning today. >> but the question is, are these new ideas or more of the same? here to debate that question among others, one of the architects of the republican pledge
and what can each one of us do to help? our discussion with around secretary of education, arne duncan, and leading reformer and chancellor of washington, d.c. schools, michelle rhee, randi weingarten, president of the federation of teachers. and robert bobb, emergency financial manager of detroit public schools. >>> but first, to politics and the fight for congress. >>> but first, to politics and the fight for congress. will the house, in this divided campaign season, fall to...
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the sunshine for us. and we are coming up to question number four. so be honest with, is this almost as fun as beating dallas. >> no. nothing compares to that. >> let's see if my little passport -- i'm taking one for the team here. what is the left-handed handshake a sign of? remember the whole team is boy scouts. they're celebrating the 100th year so the 24-acre maze has been carved out for the boys. i'm filling in here. what is the last minute handshake a sign of? is it honor, friendship or trust? all good things. britney, can we start with you? >> i know it's a lot of pressure. you can repeat the answers? >> honor, friendship or trust. when you shake left hands, what is it a sign of? >> friendship. >> honor. >> trust. >> i'm going to say honor. >> reporter: i think we had mostly honors. honor means you go left. go left young ladies. were the pom poms up? okay, listen guys, temple hall regional farm is out in leesberg and the fall festival just opened this past weekend. corn maze is part of it but one o
the sunshine for us. and we are coming up to question number four. so be honest with, is this almost as fun as beating dallas. >> no. nothing compares to that. >> let's see if my little passport -- i'm taking one for the team here. what is the left-handed handshake a sign of? remember the whole team is boy scouts. they're celebrating the 100th year so the 24-acre maze has been carved out for the boys. i'm filling in here. what is the last minute handshake a sign of? is it honor,...
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making him a hero to us old guys everywhere. he threw 236 career touchdown passes, and is a member of the pro football hall of fame. george blanda was 83 years old. >>> and gloria stewart has died at the age of 100. she was best known to movie audiences for her comeback role in "titanic" for which she received an academy award nomination for her portrayal of a 101 survivor. she preferred the stage and she preferred painting. she was born in 1910 as a third generation californian. her mother was related to jessie james. gloria francis stewart died at home in los angeles. >>> we're back in a moment with the young woman who rolled a verbal hand grenade into a big gathering of teachers. [ courier ] i'm a legal courier. if i have to look at multiple cases, with blackberry torch i can have multiple tabs going, scroll over to it -- there it is. i call it a "future phone." [ laughs ] i use maps if i need to find an obscure address. it's awesome. and it really makes me feel like this is my city, you know? [ laughs ] ♪ ♪ [ commearlier
making him a hero to us old guys everywhere. he threw 236 career touchdown passes, and is a member of the pro football hall of fame. george blanda was 83 years old. >>> and gloria stewart has died at the age of 100. she was best known to movie audiences for her comeback role in "titanic" for which she received an academy award nomination for her portrayal of a 101 survivor. she preferred the stage and she preferred painting. she was born in 1910 as a third generation...
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if you're watching us on wnne 31 white river junction in vermont. definitely more than just fixal. got all fired up. six artists from vermont in near buy shelburne at the shelburne museum. >>> the question is are you fired up today. >> i am a little bit. >> good. >> not sure why but i am. >> i haven't seen you for a while. all right. see you soon. here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. back in the '80s greed w good but today at the box office greed is just okay. the long awaited sequel wall street's money never sleeps won the box office title this week but fell short of expectations taking in only $19 million. the experts blamthat underperformance on failure to attract the younger crowd. a whopping 65% of wall street's audience was over the age of 30. also underperforming this weekend legend of the guardians, an animated fantasy adventure cost $130 million to make and some picked to win but it only managed second with a little over $16 million. perhaps the weekend's top performer was ben affleck's the town. that raid the ten-day total to over $49 miion g
if you're watching us on wnne 31 white river junction in vermont. definitely more than just fixal. got all fired up. six artists from vermont in near buy shelburne at the shelburne museum. >>> the question is are you fired up today. >> i am a little bit. >> good. >> not sure why but i am. >> i haven't seen you for a while. all right. see you soon. here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. back in the '80s greed w good but today at the...
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for all of us, thank you for being with us. i'm brian williams. for my friend rehema ellis and everyone at nbc news, we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com china, they're busy building wind farms and expanding clean energy manufacturing. but in america, gridlock has held us back. now, the senate can chan that - by passing a renewable electricity standard. it will spur development of clean energy and boost manufacturing in america, creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs. so we can make our own energy future - not just buy it fm china. call your senators and urge tm to pass a renewable electricity standard today. four years ago, bob ehich got fired as governor ofaryland. for good reason. first, he protected tax loopholes for giant cable cable companies.
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lindsey mastis joining us live. what do we know about how the is doing on the. >> police say the woman is at the washington hospital trauma center with life-threatening injuries. it has been two day and she's still fighting for her life. where she was hit is just down the street by the tree. police say she was walking along the road. they are not sure whether she was crossing it when a vehicle came bay and she ended up near the backside of this pickup truck. that is 20 feet away. witnesses say she flew through the air. >> we were coming in to the yard and we heard a big boom. >> it didn't take neighbors long to find the 24-year-old woman allock side the road. >> her leg is on the axle and she is laying face down. her flip flops in he middle of the road and her phone broke. >> reporter: police don't know if she was trying to cross the street or walk alongside it. all they know is the car that hit her never stopped. >> the driver should know they hit something. >> reporter: the corporal with montgomery county police s
lindsey mastis joining us live. what do we know about how the is doing on the. >> police say the woman is at the washington hospital trauma center with life-threatening injuries. it has been two day and she's still fighting for her life. where she was hit is just down the street by the tree. police say she was walking along the road. they are not sure whether she was crossing it when a vehicle came bay and she ended up near the backside of this pickup truck. that is 20 feet away....
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tracy will since joins us life in northeast washington and has more. good morning, tracy. >> reporter: good morning, joe. some folks support her. others, not so much so much. featured during a discussion on school reform on sauntd's meet the press, michelle explained why she fired huneds of teachers. >> we didn't fire th to be mean. we wanted to remove ineffective teachers simply because we feel our children deserve better. we said it's no longer going to be acceptable for teachers ineffective to stayin the classroom. >> reform was a major priority. now, since fenty's loss to gray, rhee's future remains unclear. >> education reform can continue regardless of whether i'm there or no. it can continue as long as the leadership is willing to continue to make the incredibly tough decisions thate have made. >> moderaor david gregory asked arne duncan why he didn't campaign for fenty in the imary. >> i can't weigh on every single one. but mayor fenty did a remarkable job of dramatically improving the quality of education. >> reporter: it has risen from bottom
tracy will since joins us life in northeast washington and has more. good morning, tracy. >> reporter: good morning, joe. some folks support her. others, not so much so much. featured during a discussion on school reform on sauntd's meet the press, michelle explained why she fired huneds of teachers. >> we didn't fire th to be mean. we wanted to remove ineffective teachers simply because we feel our children deserve better. we said it's no longer going to be acceptable for teachers...
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they flat out whipped us. we got to come out there, get prepared, look at this film and see what went wrong and check ourselves and get ready for the next week. >> what happened? did the skin take the rams too lightly oregon the rams better than a lot of people thought? some of questions we'll answer when dave ross joins us for monday morning quarterback. >> we have much more still ahead on fox 5 morning news. >>> the pastor at the center of a sex scandal is talking bubblely about it now. >> i have never in my life portrayed myself as a perfect man. but i am in the the man that is being portrayed on the television. >> it is, however, what bishop long did not say that has some people very concerned. we are checking more headlines coming up next on fox 5 morning news. ♪ ♪ i like your messy hair ♪ i like the clothes you wear ♪ i like the way you sing ♪ and when you dance with me ♪ you always make me smile ♪ don't know why i love you [ male announcer ] we believe you're at your best when you can rela
they flat out whipped us. we got to come out there, get prepared, look at this film and see what went wrong and check ourselves and get ready for the next week. >> what happened? did the skin take the rams too lightly oregon the rams better than a lot of people thought? some of questions we'll answer when dave ross joins us for monday morning quarterback. >> we have much more still ahead on fox 5 morning news. >>> the pastor at the center of a sex scandal is talking...
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call us at... or visit your local liberty mutual office, where an agent can help you find the policy that's right for you. liberty mutual auto insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? dr. scholl's back pain relief orthotics with shockguard technology give you immediate relief that lasts all day long. dr. scholl's. visit our facebook page to save $3. >>> mark zuckerberg's donation is just the latest example of our country's men and women giving back to students in need. the bill and melinda gates foundation gave thousands of americans the tools to thrive in grade school and beyond. the president of the united states program at the gates foundation and joins us here now. you are focusing on college now. getting our students into college and beyond. tell us what the real focus is today. >> it's important to just underscore you have an education crisis in the country. we have a third of our young people dropping out of high school and a third that graduate not ready for college or career. then we
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but in america, gridlock has held us back. now, the senate can change that - by passing a renewable electricity standard. it will spur development of clean energy and boost manufacturing in america, creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs. so we can make our own energy future - not just buy it from china. call your senators and urge them to pass a renewable electricity standard today. >> live and in hd, this abc 7 "news at noon." good morning washington on your side. >>> be ready for a slow ride out there and stronger storms later today. we welcome you back on this monday morning, september 27. i am alison starling. we are on storm watch this morning. let's get straight to traffic and weather every 10 minutes you have been asking for weeks and weeks for rain. we finally got it. it is surprising some areas could get more than 3 inches? >>> this looks like a big dent in the drought. we should get some of the highest accumulations' out west. we needed a good, long soaking. we will have some heavier rains later on today and ton
but in america, gridlock has held us back. now, the senate can change that - by passing a renewable electricity standard. it will spur development of clean energy and boost manufacturing in america, creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs. so we can make our own energy future - not just buy it from china. call your senators and urge them to pass a renewable electricity standard today. >> live and in hd, this abc 7 "news at noon." good morning washington on your side....
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mid 70's for most of us. low 70's al west. maybe upper 50's in parts of west virginia and western maryland. thunderstorms are possible along and east of 95. we are looking at a chance of severe and the storms later today. light rain early tomorrow, then clearing, a temperatures near 80 tomorrow. >>> plenty busy this morning. we will blame the rain for that. i'm going to jump to a couple of maps. let's begin in maryland, because a lot of people are complaining on southbound 3 to 50 west with the water. and there's a crash after connecticut avenue but before rockville pike, a traffic getting guide to the right. in virginia there's traffic growing. 95 and 66. this is springfield on 95. >>> 62 degrees. feeling lucky? we will tell you where you can go as soon as today to hit the slot machines. >> will you remain chancellor of d.c. schools? >> what michelle rhee says about her future with d.c. schools. >>> and atlanta bishop says he will go down fightin >>> investigators are searching for suspects in a deadly shoot
mid 70's for most of us. low 70's al west. maybe upper 50's in parts of west virginia and western maryland. thunderstorms are possible along and east of 95. we are looking at a chance of severe and the storms later today. light rain early tomorrow, then clearing, a temperatures near 80 tomorrow. >>> plenty busy this morning. we will blame the rain for that. i'm going to jump to a couple of maps. let's begin in maryland, because a lot of people are complaining on southbound 3 to 50 west...
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he might be able to tell us more about what's going on. he certainly can tell us about prlems. how is it looking? yoo we o welcome back. the rain does not bode well for th midday. notice the road spray. 95 southbound, there had been an accident near route 1 in woodridge, tied things up far while earlie this morning. a couple minutes ago, authorities got everything out of the road way, so once again lanes are open. my fear is speeds are ing to pick up to the posted speed or better, d when that happens with the slick roadways unfortunately we know what can happen. so we'll have to watch that. just be very, very careful out there. in maryland, montgomery county, over to the capital beltway. this is the outer loop and the inner loop. moments ago police are set to check on the report ofn accident, inner loop of the beltway between rockville pike and connecticut avenue, probably just around the bend. slid off the roadway possibly because of the water. authorities are headed over there. we will keep you updated. could be aware that will be a little difficult because of the weather. we
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but in america, gridlock has held us back. now, the senate can change that - by passing a renewable electricit standard. it will spur development of clean energy and boost manufacturing in america, creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs. so we can make our own energy future - not just buy it from china. call your senators andurgea renewable electricity standard today. >>> we have a metro alert. single traing between two stations on the orange line after rush hour. daytime track worketween east falls church and west falls church will cause trains to share one track between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. the work will last untilctober 8th. good news, riders should not expect to experience any delays. >>> we have a traffic alert for virginia drivers. exct to see big changes. wo new ramps a now open tha should ease congestion there. news 4's megan mcgrath is on one of the ramps with more on the new trafficpatterns. good morning, megan. >> reporter: well, good morning, joe. so far so good. trffic looks great. we're talking about the
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joining us now. >> misplaced confidence. >>> blair taylor is with us. one of the things that urban league is involved with and something we haven't talked about as much during this conversation is parental involvement. >> right. >> and how important that is and howdy that can be in certain areas, especially urban areas. >> very much of a challenge, but critical. we have to start looking at education solutions from the bottom up versus the top down which means involving the community, involving parents, making sure teachers and students are involved in the solutions that we design. so traditionally what we've had is top-down management from a school district that would either at a local level, local school district or citywide school district that would be naming the mandates, outlining what curriculum is, planning for budget. what we're seeing now that is most effective is when you turn some of that back over to the school and let them make local decisions on curriculum or budget expenditures involving the students and teachers, you get a much better de
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thanks for joining us. i'm will thomas. >> and i'm maureen umeh. tonight we have learned who the victim is and what she was doing when the car hit her and just took off. family members fear she may not survive. >> reporter: 25-year-old daniela was born in guatemala. most recently worked and lived about a block from where she was hit at 8:00 saturday night. struck just a few feet away from her boyfriend's home. >> i heard a thump and it sounded like a car hit another car. >> reporter: they are looking all they can to find a driver of what they believe was a small dark sedan, possibly a honda. they say the force of the impact caused some damage. and even a piece of evidence was left behind. >> it did leave the right-hand side exterior passenger mirror on the scene after it struck her. >> reporter: neighbors say this narrow stretch of carol avenue can be hazardous. many drivers ignore the speed limit we're told, even with a school just across the street. >> i've seen the crossing guard almost get hit trying to cross the kids to school. so people don't
thanks for joining us. i'm will thomas. >> and i'm maureen umeh. tonight we have learned who the victim is and what she was doing when the car hit her and just took off. family members fear she may not survive. >> reporter: 25-year-old daniela was born in guatemala. most recently worked and lived about a block from where she was hit at 8:00 saturday night. struck just a few feet away from her boyfriend's home. >> i heard a thump and it sounded like a car hit another car....
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for free transcripts or to give us your comments about this program, visit us at q&a.org. episodes are also available as podcasts. >> next, british deputy prime minister nick clegg speaks at the conference. after that, a conversation with former house speaker newt gingrich then, former governor met rham a speech to new hampshire audiences. >> tomorrow, political correspondent philip rucker talks about attitudes among suburban and urban voters. the and daniel pletka discusses conservative views on national defense out of the united states and david armor that the impact of school desegregation on school districts and local education. "washington journal," live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> the c-span video library is in the news this week is in the "washington post." with nearly every program since 1987, it is a great place to look for historical video. you will find it all free online anytime. >> the british house of commons was in recess this week. british deputy prime minister nick clegg spoke at his party's conference on monday. he listed the top priority of cuttin
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. >> give us a brief idea of what the book is about? >> the book is about the defection of 6 million african-americans from the south to the north, mid-west to the west. from 1915-1970 when the south began truly to change. >> i went to a movie last weekend. they handed me this as i went in. i'll read it to you. everyday more migrants are coming no the cities to seek a better life for their children. >> i wrote this book thinking of any country. it's a movie about the last train home where they have 150 million migrant that's live in the city each year. i want to talk to you about what you have written in the front of your book by richard wright. >> who was he and why did you pick him? >> richard wright was one of the greatest novelists of the 20 j century. he was a migrant from mississippi to chicago. he was the son of a share cropper and always wanted to write. i set out in 1927 to get to chicago. he spent almost his entire career. almost everything he wrote had to do with understanding the migrant experience he was a part of. >> he mo
. >> give us a brief idea of what the book is about? >> the book is about the defection of 6 million african-americans from the south to the north, mid-west to the west. from 1915-1970 when the south began truly to change. >> i went to a movie last weekend. they handed me this as i went in. i'll read it to you. everyday more migrants are coming no the cities to seek a better life for their children. >> i wrote this book thinking of any country. it's a movie about the...
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having us all work together. when students graduate with real skills, they can continue their education, go straight into the workforce. those partnerships, we all have to move outside our comfort zones and work together. that partnership here in new york i think can be a model for the country. >> mr. secretary, we're going to move across the sun belt now. we're going to go to arizona state university in phoenix. where syleste is watching with students at the campus. >> reporter: they're responding well. there's about 70,000 students on the campus. 5,100 are majoring in education. we have amber reyes here. she's considering a degree in education. she's here as a freshman. what's your question for the secretary? >> hi, secretary duncan. you guys mentioned that many school districts are cutting teachers. and actually my sister and her husband, as well as many of their colleagues were actually pink slipped last year. in their low-income inner city school that they work at. so i was wondering what are you beliefs con
having us all work together. when students graduate with real skills, they can continue their education, go straight into the workforce. those partnerships, we all have to move outside our comfort zones and work together. that partnership here in new york i think can be a model for the country. >> mr. secretary, we're going to move across the sun belt now. we're going to go to arizona state university in phoenix. where syleste is watching with students at the campus. >> reporter:...
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for free transit or to give us your comments, visit us at our website. our programs are also available as podcasts. host[captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> british prime minister nick clegg speaks at this week's labour party conference. after that, newt gingrich. then it mitt romney talked to new hampshire republicans. >> tomorrow on "washington journal," washington post national political con -- correspondent talks about this year's midterm elections, danielle pletka discusses the conservative views of national defence and funding for efforts outside of the united states, and george mason university professor david armor looks at the impact of school desegregation on school districts and overall education. "washington journal" is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> the c-span video library is in the news. they write that journalist on a deadline are using and not so secret source -- the c-span video library with nearly every program since 1987, it is a great place to loo
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a friend as calling us. -- brenda is calling us. caller: i wanted to tell you the experience my family went through with this. i lost my a nieces and nephews to integrate the kids. my nephew would come home every day beaten up by the black children. i do not know what was going on, i just know that migy in-laws were taking care of them and they went to the school and complain they cannot get anything done about it. they took them out and put them in private schools. guest: that is a common reaction. i do not think physical harm was common. it does not happen, but i do not think that is the predominant concern. i think it is simply the fact of parents in the suburbs are being asked to leave their community to go to a different school that may not be as good as the one they are at. i do think the issue with a private school -- one of the things that mandatory desegregation did is a cause a lot of white parents to leave school systems and make the school system even harder to integrate. sometimes whole school systems became predominant
a friend as calling us. -- brenda is calling us. caller: i wanted to tell you the experience my family went through with this. i lost my a nieces and nephews to integrate the kids. my nephew would come home every day beaten up by the black children. i do not know what was going on, i just know that migy in-laws were taking care of them and they went to the school and complain they cannot get anything done about it. they took them out and put them in private schools. guest: that is a common...
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>> yeah. >> robin likes us. i came into it because my faith, my belief, kind of pushed me that direction. but in retrospect i would go all the way back saying i'd do it for love. because this is something that's come together out of love. >> aww! aw, shucks. >> so sweet. >> reporter: mary, janelle, and christine all live in one big house with their kids. robin, the newest wife, lives in a smaller house nearby. in all, there are 16 kids. >> she's a sister from the same mister, and he's a brother from another mother. >> somebody referred to us as polyg-litz. . >> that's how most of us are mown is pligs, polygamists. >> reporter: whether you think the browns' lifestyle is right or wrong, it is undeniably challenging. there's the challenge of supporting a huge family on just three incomes. cody and two of the wives work. and then there are the interpersonal logistics. cody sleeps in a different wife's bed every night. you must at times feel torn in four different directions. >> once in a while i give a piece of my m
>> yeah. >> robin likes us. i came into it because my faith, my belief, kind of pushed me that direction. but in retrospect i would go all the way back saying i'd do it for love. because this is something that's come together out of love. >> aww! aw, shucks. >> so sweet. >> reporter: mary, janelle, and christine all live in one big house with their kids. robin, the newest wife, lives in a smaller house nearby. in all, there are 16 kids. >> she's a sister from...